Walter Rios is an exquisite, versatile BANDONEON Player, COMPOSER, ARRANGER, and DIRECTOR.
His art has made him an inspiration for poets.
The writer Rodolfo Relman dedicated the poem “Fuelle” to Walter Rios.
Bandoneon, the instrument of the century, “the one that breathes,” "The purest expression from the soul…", when played by Walter Rios, "...becomes the most beautiful melody of all time”
The Bandoneonist that one night Bill Evans admired.

The Argentinean player of bandoneon Walter Rios was born in July 18th of 1942 in San Eduardo, Santa Fé. His first teacher was his father, Don Santos Ríos when he was only four years old. At the age of six, he began to be at the stages with his father orchestra. He was bandoneonist of the Maipo Orchestra of Venado Tuerto. He continued studying in Rosario city with Antonio Ríos. In 1960 he arrived to Buenos Aires and started his studies in the National Conservatory of Music .

Walter Rios is the founder of the Tango Trio and cofounder of Quinteto de Música de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. He has performed all around the world with the Walter Rios Quintet, Walter Ríos Octet or The Walter Rios Orchestra, along with Ricardo Dominguez with the unforgettable guitar and bandoneon duet. Bandoneon soloist in prestigious Symphony Orchestras performing “El Pueblo Joven”, “María de Buenos Aires” by Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer, well as the Symphony Orchestra of Finland next to Susana Rinaldi between others.

He lived three years in France where he performed recitals and recorded with prestigious French and Argentinean musicians. In Israel he appeared as invited artist for six months in “ El ghetto Vilna”.

He was invited by Professor Mariano Mores to give a few concerts for the Queen of England at the Palace in London where the former Argentinean president Dr. Carlos Saul Menem and several other politicians attended to his concerts.

The special feature of this artist is his extensive knowledge of the diverse genres tango, jazz, classic , folklore, etc.

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